Convergence

A tort is a wrongful action that injures or hinders an individual or their property. A tort case is a municipal court proceeding. A tort can be intentional or unintentional (negligence), or it can be a tort of firm liability. If somebody commits a tort, the individual hurt can litigate and get a judgment for damages. A crime is a wrongful proceed that the state or government has recognized as a crime. A lawless individual case is a lawless individual proceeding. The person (the defendant)…

Media Convergence: The Case Study of Miku Hatsune Hatsune Miku and the other VOCALOIDs are swarming social media. Their illustrations and capabilities enchant their audiences no matter what medium is used. Whether it is video games, live concerts, karaoke or simply making a new song, VOCALOID has its many uses and benefits and will continue to impact culture and technology. What is a Voice Synthesizing Program? A voice synthesizing program is essentially a computer singing as human-like as…

Convergence has changed traditional broadcast journalism as much as it has changed print media. In fact, American media companies continue to take solid steps forward by merging diverse media outlets such as newspapers, television broadcasting, radio broadcasting with online journalism (Huang, et al., 2006). Successful journalists must be a jack of all trades in order to succeed in the competitive world of broadcast journalism. The days of merely standing in front of a camera operator with…

“The Convergence of the Twain” by Thomas Hardy and “Titanic” by David R. Slavitt, although written in different time periods, both discuss the tragic event of the Titanic, the gigantic ship that sank after hitting an iceberg in 1912 (History). The two poems similarly portray the great wealth of the ship and its short-lived nature, through the use of irony, and diction. Ultimately through social influences while using contrasting forms, use of words and tone in narrating this event, both…

The update about revenue recognition is a result of the ongoing convergence between FASB and IASB. Both accounting bodies have different rules and guidelines on how to report revenue. Under each body, there are different standards for various kinds of revenue. The FASB has topic 605 (Revenue Recognition). The IASB has IAS 18 (Revenue) and IAS 11 (Construction Contracts). The result was absence of uniformity in revenue recognition method across industries and geographical locations. The update…

The Emergence of Islam: Classical Traditions in Contemporary Perspective is a well-written book by the author, Gabriel Said Reynold. Reynold explains the story of Islam in this book from the very beginning of Muhammad’s early life. The first chapter of the book is Muhammad in Mecca which are then divided into several subchapters and sub-subchapters which are Monotheism and Paganism in Muhammad’s Arabia (Muhammad and the Monk, The Pagan City of Mecca and the War of the Elephant), Muhammad’s Early…

Mobile Phones From the first mobile phones that only offered an hour phone call time to the latest mobile phones with internet access and various applications, mobile phones have developed over the past decades. Beginning as substantial, thick gadgets Phones were able to transmit and receive voicemails over short distances. They then developed into lighter adaptable appliances allowing communications over long distances. How and why has the technology emerged or developed over time? In the…

in News. I want to discuss information media does and then does not have a social responsibility in regards to the news, as well as a role of the information and news media in the shaping of political opinions, and how electronic media and their convergence transformed journalism and news consumption. Social Responsibility To an extent, I believe the information media needs social responsibility. I loved how Elizabeth Cochrane, a young reporter from 1887, went undercover as a patient at the…

to why individuals accentuate and understate the social variations between themselves and others, both verbally and nonverbally in various situations. The theory accommodates 2 different forms of interaction between individuals; ‘convergence’ and ‘divergence’. Convergence refers to the process in which people adjust their speech to conform to the individuals they are interacting with, whereas divergence contradicts this. This method of adaptation exposes the social and nonverbal differences…

countries are moving toward convergence and adopting IFRS, approximately 120 countries have already gone through adopting the international standards. The U.S. has already gone through a plethora of initiatives in order to get closer toward convergence. Joint projects conducted with the IASB, short-term convergence project, FASB monitoring of IASB projects, and Convergence Projects are just a few examples of the progress and the measures the U.S. have taken in the name of convergence. As time…